Mucilage-pot



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H. W. S'CATTERGOOD.

MUCILGE POT.

No. 592,959.` Patented Nov.. '2, 1997.

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UNITED STATESv PATENT Genion.

HENRY W. SCATTERGOOD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MuolLAei-z-POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,959, dated November2, 189'?. Application filed December 31, 1896. Serial N o. 617,554. (Nomodel.)l

o all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, HENRY W. SCATTER- GOOD, a citizenvof the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Mucilage-Pots, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of this invention is to construct a receptacle for mucilage,paint, varnish, and other fluids which provides for the return of thewaste or surplus squeezed from the brush to the receptacle when in use,and which receptacle may be readily sealed for transportation andstorage purposes.

The invention consists of a vessel having an external neck and aremovable internal neck, which is spaced from the external neck and isconstructed as a tube, which rises above the external neck of the vesseland is supported normally upon such position by immediate contact withthe vessel, the space between the external and internal necks openinginto the vessel or into the internal neck to return to the vessel anywaste or surplus squeezed off of the brush upon the internalneck andrunning down its outside.

The invention consists also in `details of construction, as hereinafterspecified.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, in the severalfigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure I is ahalf-section and elevation, and Fig. 2 is a plan view with the coverremoved, of a pot constructed in accordance with one form of myinvention. Fig. 3 is a half-section and elevation of anothermodification, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the internal neck of Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a vertical section of another modiiication, and Fig. 6 is aplan view of the internal neck of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectionof still another modification of the vessel and internal neck, and Fig.8 is a horizontal section taken in the plane of line 8 8, Fig. 7.

The vessel CL may be made of metal, glass, or other suitable materialand is provided with a shoulder b at the base of its neck c, the saidneck preferably being cylindrical and the shoulder and exterior of theneck being ground, as indicated by the stippling, in order to effect atight joint with the cover d.

This cover has the flange e concentric with the neck c, and said flangeis adapted to be fitted about said neck with its base resting on theshoulder b. The flange eis ground on its inner side and at its bottomedge in order to iit tight with the ground neck and shoulder of thevessel.

The vessel is provided with an internal neck f, made to tit within theneck c and, if need be, essentially concentric therewith and proj ectingabove said neck c and extending down to the bottom of the vessel, uponwhich it rests, the lower portion of the internal neck being providedwith openings g, by which communication is had between the outer vesseland the interior of the neck. lThis internal'neck is centered andsustained within the external neck by means of teats or projections h,which come into contact with the neck c for this purpose.

As will be observed, there is a considerable space between the necks cand f, and this space communicates with the interior of the vessel, sothat if a brush be wiped oi upon the neck f the surplus or waste thatwould inevitably run down upon the outside of thev neck will enter thespace between the internal and the external necks and be returned intothe vessel, thus preserving the vessel from the disgurenient thatresults from the waste accumulating and hardening upon its outside, suchaccumulation, especially in the case of mucilage-pots, to which myinvention is particularly applicable, oftentimes preventing the fittingof the cover to the vessel, and thus exposing the contents of the vesselto excessive evaporation.

Instead of having the internal neck extend down to and resting upon thebottom of the vessel, it may be constructed to be seated within aninwardly-tapering external neck c', as in Fig. 3, and in this case theinternal neck f is made with the laterally-projecting teats f2, whichserve to support the neck f within the neck c, the spaced teats f2affording passages for the return into the vessel of the waste from thebrush. Any suitable cover may be used with this form of pot, and thegrinding of the Iirst modification may be followed in this. I

If a trough e' be made in the shouldergrgf IOO cover may be hermeticallysealed upon the vessel, a feature of importance in the packing, storing,and transportation of the pots. As also shown in Figs. 5 and 6, theinternal neck f3 may have a swell f4 to center it within the externalneck, and this swell may be provided with openings f5 for return of thewaste.

It is within my invention also to use a truly cylindrical internal neckf6, Figs. 7 and S, and to obtain the desired space between the externalneck and the internal neck by providing the external neck with theindents k, although it is within my invention also to use a trulycylindrical internal neck with a vessel such as shown in the other guresof the drawings and depend upon the difference in diameter between thetwo to aiord a space for the return of the waste or surplus from thebrush.

The ground joint of Fig. l may be applied to any desired extent to allof these described modifications.

These and other modifications clearly are within the principle of myinvention.

Any suitable brush may be employed in connection with these pots. I haveshown a convenient arrangement in Fig. l, wherein the brush Z may beinclosed within the cover.

I have shown and described the use of a ground joint; butI wish to beunderstood as not limiting my invention to such a joint, since,obviously, the grinding may be dispensed with wholly or in part. Neitheris it necessary to make a tight joint between the neck and cover, and inpoint of fact a loose joint may be advantageous and desirable in somecases.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A vessel, having an external neck, combined with aninternal neck of less diameter and of greater height than the externalneck,

tween itself and the external neck, substantially as described.

2. A vessel, having an external neck, and an internal neck of lessdiameter, normally projecting above the external neck, and supported byimmediate contact with the vessel, open at both ends, and centeredwithin the external neck by lateral projections made on the internalneck of the vessel, thereby to return the waste or surplus from thebrush from outside of the said internal neck, substantially asdescribed.

3. A vessel, having an external neck, combined with an internal neck,normally projecting above the external neck, and su pported by directcontact with the vessel, open at both ends and provided with teatsprojected laterally-into touch with the external neck, and communicatingwith the Vessel both internally and externally, substantially asdescribed.

Ll. A vessel, having an external neck, and an internal neck made as atube resting upon the bottom of the vessel and projecting above theexternal neck, and having lateral projections or teats which comeintocontact with the inner surface of the external neck and aiord passagesinto the vessel between the two necks, substantially as described.

5. A vessel, having an external neck, an internal neck made as a tuberesting upon the bottom of the vessel and projecting above the externalneck, and having lateral projections or teats which come into contactwith the inner surface of the external neck and afford passages into thevessel between the two necks, an external horizontal shoulder on thevessel, and a cover resting thereon and inelosing the necks,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day ofDecember, A. D. 1896.

HENRY W. SCATTERGOOD.

Witnesses:

Jos. M. HorrnL, Tons ALMGILL.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 592,959

It is hereby Certified that in Letters Patent No. 592,959, grantedNovember 2, 1897,

upon the application of Henry W. Seattergood, of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Mucilage-Pots, an error appears inthe printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 55,page 2, the

the said Letters Patent should be read Word of should read or; and thatWith this correction therein that the same in the Patent Ofoe. n

this 9th day of November, A. D., 1897.

WEBSTER DAVIS, Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

may conform to the record of the case Signed, eountersigned, and sealed[SEAL] Countersigned:

A. P. GREELEY,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

